After the replacement marriage, I was forced to fight at home

When Wang heard that her two sons-in-law had accidents, she almost had a heart attack. It was Meng Wan and Meng Qi who went back together. Even so, Wang still took Mrs. Wang to visit her two daughters' homes separately before she felt relieved.

During that trip, Meng Wan did not have many opportunities to talk to Meng Qi. Meng Qi only told her one thing, "On the day of the accident, the emperor did not summon the prince at all."

Meng Wan looked at Meng Qi in surprise, and Meng Qi nodded, "So, although this matter was not a conspiracy between the Crown Prince and King Jing, they both acted together. It's just that Your Highness has guessed eight or nine out of ten of the Crown Prince's thoughts, but as for why King Jing acted, it has never been investigated. Logically, King Jing should not have reached out to Your Highness so early. In other words, even if he and the Crown Prince were to fight to the death, it would be more beneficial for him to keep the King than to get rid of him."

"Could it be that he thought the prince knew something about him?"

Meng Qi nodded, "The prince thinks so too. I will bring my uncle back home today."

"About whom?"

Meng Qi glanced at Wang who was holding Meng Xiu's hand and talking nonstop, and her voice gradually lowered, "Meng Hai."

Meng Wan was shocked at first, but then he understood. The reason why Wang Boyuan could return to Beijing so quickly was due to efforts from all sides, but he must have made contributions that matched his return.

"Your Majesty is not afraid of the Crown Prince?"

Meng Qi smiled slightly, "It's all out in the open, what are you afraid of? And even if uncle told the prince about Meng Hai first, he is our uncle, and the prince will doubt whether he told him after discussing it with the prince. In this case, why bother? Don't worry, uncle will be fine. The emperor was very happy after summoning him last time, and has asked uncle to talk about the northwest several times in a row."

Meng Wan nodded, and Wang Boyuan went to the palace to see the emperor the next day after he returned. It is said that when the emperor learned that Prince Rui had an accident, he was very angry and reprimanded the prince for not listening to him and running away with his brothers.

Later, it was heard that Wang Boyuan met Prince Rui who had an accident on his way back. It was he who brought Wu Zhengda's men to rescue Prince Rui. He was very happy and asked about King Rui's well-being for a long time. He even kept Wang Boyuan in the palace that night and asked him to tell him about the situation in the northwest.

With the emperor's attention, even if the prince is dissatisfied with Wang Boyuan, or is anxious to pay attention to the news brought back by Wang Boyuan, he will not act rashly.

When the two of them left the Huainan Marquis's residence and were about to get on their respective carriages, Meng Qi approached Meng Wan and whispered, "The prince said that if it's not yours, then your words don't count. It's really uncomfortable to be led by the nose. Some things should be held in your own hands to be at ease."

Meng Wan looked puzzled, raised her head and looked at Meng Qi. Seeing Meng Qi showing a meaningful smile, she suddenly understood and nodded, "This is good, we won't be like headless flies."

"How rude! You are the wife of the prince of the county palace."

Meng Wan smiled slightly, "That's a rough statement, but the truth is there."

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The couple got on the carriage. Although Zhou Yu's leg was healed, he could not exert himself for long, let alone ride a horse. After examining him, Qingning prescribed him a special medicine, which would have to be applied for at least three to five months.

Meng Wan was afraid that he would develop a chronic illness, so she strictly took care of Zhou Yu's diet and daily life according to Qing Ning's requirements. This caused Prince Rui, who came to visit him with Meng Qi, to joke with him, saying that it was a kind of happiness to be taken care of like this. After saying that, he glanced at Meng Qi, but Meng Qi seemed not to understand and turned away to chat with Meng Wan.

"It seems that King Rui has found out why King Jing wanted to kill him that time."

Meng Wan was surprised, "Do you know the reason?"

Zhou Yu shook his head. "I don't know. Lord Song and Brother Chu have been very busy recently. My brother-in-law also said that Prince Rui seemed to have made up his mind. Especially after my uncle had a long talk with Prince Rui."

Meng Wan nodded, "I'm afraid it's not that my uncle had a long talk with him, it should be that Meng Xiu brought back some information."

Zhou Yu turned his head and asked, "Is Third Sister almost there?"

Meng Xiu was due to give birth in a month, and the Meng family showed great enthusiasm and welcome to her return. Second wife Liu was even more uncharacteristic, acting as if Meng Xiu was her own daughter.

Meng Xiu only lived in the Meng family for the first few days after she returned. After everything got better with Zhou Yu, Mr. Qian started looking for a house in Beijing.

When Meng Wan went back last time, she wanted Meng Xiu to live in Jinming Hutong, but Meng Xiu disagreed, saying that her situation was not good enough to live in her mother's house, let alone her sister's. She still followed Wu Zhengda's suggestion to buy a house in Beijing. There were few people in the family, so it didn't need to be too big, as long as it was clean and convenient.

Meng Wan wanted to insist, but Meng Qi pulled her sleeve and whispered that if this was Wu Zhengda's move, they couldn't say anything more. Meng Wan understood that something must have happened in the northwest, otherwise Wu Zhengda would not have let Meng Xiu, who was pregnant, travel like this.

Since Meng Xiu refused to live in Jinming Hutong, Meng Wan simply asked Mingfu to bring Mr. Qian to Beijing to look for houses. With the help of the Rui Palace and the Shenjun Palace, Meng Xiu quickly found a small courtyard with two entrances, complete furniture and neat layout.

Meng Wan asked Liu Mama to select a few experienced maids and servants who could take care of pregnant women and future children from the matchmaker she knew. Wang Shi also temporarily sent an experienced mother around her to help Meng Xiu.

After Meng Xiu was settled, Lord Qian became unusually busy. Zhou Yu said that he saw him leaving Prince Rui's Mansion through the secret door several times.

Meng Wan understood that the fact that Zhou Yu saw him leaving from the secret door of Prince Rui's Mansion proved that Prince Rui had no intention of avoiding Zhou Yu at all.

So, she thought that the fact that King Rui knew the truth about King Jing's intention to kill him might be related to this Lord Qian. Maybe Lord Qian, no, Wu Zhengda provided some information to King Rui.

Meng Wan couldn't help but sigh that Prince Rui was such a decisive person. He either didn't make a decision at all, or once he made a decision, he was very unambiguous.

"Well, last time Mother Kong came back and said that maybe because of the heavy journey, the baby might be born early. Mother has already found a midwife and a doctor, and Mother Liu has also helped to find a few wet nurses. We are just waiting for the baby to be born to see which one is suitable." Meng Wan said, leaning her head on Zhou Yu's shoulder.

"Ayu, judging from the current situation, will the prince attack King Jing?"

Zhou Yu kissed Meng Wan's forehead. "Well, now that he knows the reason why King Jing wants to kill him, Prince Rui will fight back. In the past, Prince Rui always followed the Prince's thinking. He did whatever the Prince thought of. Now that he has his own plan, he doesn't have to worry about so much."

"I saw the princess summoned the imperial physician again yesterday. Could it be that Zhou Zheng's injury?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, "He did it himself. He thought my leg couldn't be healed, and he wanted to take advantage of me. Fortunately, you were smart and used Hu to stop him early. If he had the chance, my father would have wavered again. You are right. If you are kind to this kind of person, you will be cruel to yourself.

"The medicine Qingning applied to him should be fine for three months, but he got hurt again last time. The mixture made by the Hu family accelerated the flow of toxins in his body. I'm afraid it won't last for another month."

When Meng Wan heard this, his body stiffened.

Zhou Yu hugged her, "Are you scared? Or are you just unwilling to do it?"

"How could that be? You don't know the way he looked at you that day. He wished you would never stand up again. Even if he died now, I wouldn't even blink an eye. I was just thinking, if that day came to pass, what would the princess do? Originally, I was planning to have Mother Lu lead the lamp oil to her, and then have Zhou Zheng go and see if he had an accident, but I didn't expect the prince to actually bring her back, and I didn't expect her to be so badly injured."

Half of Hu's body is now burned. Although her walking is not greatly affected, she still needs to use a cane or someone to support her.

"Her? You don't have to worry about her. Let's not talk about whether she will recover if Zhou Zheng dies. As for the things the Hu family did, when they are exposed, father will be the first one to lock her up."

Meng Wan thought about what Meng Qi said last time, and felt that the Hu family was too bold. This was all because of Zhou Zheng.

"I thought that after Zhou Zheng's business is done, I would send Zhou Yingning to the nunnery. What do you think?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, thinking about how Zhou Yingning had been jumping up and down recently because of the injuries of Mrs. Hu and Zhou Zheng. She acted like a victim to Zhou Yiheng, asking Meng Wan for this today and that tomorrow. But Meng Wan always smiled and let her jump around, and even when Zhou Yiheng was around, she directly suggested that Zhou Yingning should serve Mrs. Hu, so that she would be more filial.

Zhou Yiheng frowned at that time. He originally wanted Xie Fen and Meng Wan to take turns to serve Hu. She didn't know what Zhou Ming said to Zhou Yiheng later. Zhou Yu gently beat her injured leg and said that Meng Wan was good in every way except holding grudges. She had no problem serving her, but she was afraid that she would think of her mother-in-law being bullied and accidentally knock over the candle and burn Hu's half of her body. What should she do?

When Mrs. Hu heard this, half of her face was burned by fire and she looked like she was neither smiling nor laughing. Even Zhou Yiheng turned his head away and didn't want to look at her.

"You decide. They are just like grasshoppers in autumn now anyway."

Meng Wan nodded, "If it helps to relieve the hatred, then the princess can live well. Without her son and her family, it would not be bad for her only daughter to live a quiet and peaceful life."

"That's a good idea. Just make a yard for her in the northwest corner of the house and don't let her go out."

Meng Wan thought about the scene at that time and laughed.

"I thought the prince was deeply in love with her, but didn't you see how the prince looked at that half of her face last time? He turned his head away and never looked at her again."

Zhou Yu smiled coldly, "Long-lasting love? Oh, let me tell you, if he really married Qin'er back then, he couldn't stop Hu Shi on the left and Yu Yi Niang on the right."